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The Final Cut Studio suite puts Final Cut Pro 7 at the center of an integrated post-production workflow that includes Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5, and DVD Studio Pro 4. Whether you're a new user learning Final Cut Studio from scratch or a seasoned video pro taking your skills to the next level, Peachpit has just the book for you.

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Cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for SeaWorld’s Believe documentary, master effects as you edit a segment of Playing for Change. You’ll learn to mark and edit clips, mix sound, add titles, create transitions, and more.

This guide to color grading and finishing starts with the basics of color correction in Final Cut Pro 7 and moves on to the fine points of secondary grading in Color 1.5 including scene matching, isolating regions, and creating advanced color effects.

Your guide to audio post-production with Final Cut Pro 7 and Soundtrack 3. You’ll master audio restoration and clean-up, build and edit multitrack projects, record and edit voice-overs and narration, and experiment with advanced mixing and effects.

The RED ONE™ digital cinema camera made it possible to record stunning, cinematic-quality images with an affordable camera. Here to guide newcomers and RED veterans alike, filmmaker Noah Kadner explains how to use the camera in a production environment and make sense of the various options in post.

An undisputed master of the digital video medium, Lisa Brenneis once again demystifies the complexities of Final Cut Pro with her straightforward approach, using tasked-based, step-by-step instructions and loads of visuals and time-saving tips.

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Ideal for students and editors on the go, this is the quick look-up guide you’ve been hunting for. Veteran trainer Brendan Boykin uses clear, concise explanations and an easy-to-use format to put the essential techniques, most-used tools, and most-efficient workflows at your fingertips. A compendium of Final Cut Pro best practices, tips, and quick-glance reminders, plus a great summary of what’s new in Final Cut Pro 7.

Designed as a desktop companion for both editors and motion graphics artists, this is the perfect at-a-glance guide to Motion 4. Master trainer Jem Schofield delivers a crash course on how Motion thinks, and meticulously guides you through the essential techniques and tools for designing animation, motion graphics, visual effects, and 3D graphics in a concise look-up format.

This updated Apple-certified guide shows you how to record, edit, mix, and polish music files. Veteran music producer David Nahmani’s step-by-step instructions teach you everything from basic music creation to advanced production techniques using Logic’s software synthesizers, samplers, and digital signal processors.

You have the basics of Final Cut Pro down and now you need to work faster and more efficiently in the program. With more than 600 focused techniques and shortcuts, this book gives you what you need to know to blaze through your projects and work smarter in Final Cut Pro.

On a Mac, the sky's the limit for creating professional video, but which tools offer the best solutions for combined efficiency and high-level results? The real-world examples and projects in this book show you the whole process of making professional video on a Mac, from storyboarding through final output.